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J. n. JONES. TIRE TIGHTENEB.

1%. 249,242. Patented 181028.1881,

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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFrcn,

JAMES D. J ONES,

or nm rn Connery; ilzEXAS, 'A'ssmno'n or one HALF To;

.A. 11-, PERRY,.OF SAMEPL UE.

' rs R E-Tl HTE'N ER:

SPECIFICATI N forming part of Letters Pal sent No.

249,242; minted 'lll'ovember a, 1881.

Application flled-(Jetflber 29, 18711,

1'0 all whom. it ma y concern B'e itknown that; 1, JAMES DANIEL Jomns,

of Era'tli county and sets-or 'lexas hayeinrented a new and useful Improvement in Tire Tigbte ners for Carriages, Wagons, aniliotlier vehicles, of which the following isa s'oeei'fioa Lion,

' This invention relates to tine-righteous for vehicle-wheels and iteonsists in oentainim no provenients in the construction of the sal ne, vyhicliwill be hereinafter fully described wifli reference to the drawings, in wbich Figure i is-a perspective view of the tight;- ening device. Fig. 2 is eyert-ioal longitudinal l5 sectional view'; and Fig. 3 is 'a detail flew of one of the parts ol the inet'allie felly forniing a part of my invention. I Corresponding parts in the several figures me denoted by like letters of reference,

In the annexed drawings/l T represent the adjoining ends'of the tire, whieh,'jinstead of being rnade in a single ring orpieee, is out, as shown, the endslhein'g provided with lugs p ro jecling downwardly n-zul threadmhso as to form -2 5 nuts N, as she Wu. The sa-iclnn is N are threadei in opposite directions, so as to aceommodatea double-threaded bolt,'B,'havlnga snitable seat, enabling it to be operated by awrench, so'as to properly space c N; and consequently the tire.

The wheel to which this inyentionis aoplierl igra'l port.

the nuts or threaded, projections is to be p'royiderl with a flly, lll116 0f03.8$ metaln fu'vo longitudinal sectional" pieces, P, o0nneete(l by bolts D flml formed with chamrbers for the nets N, nu l with a passage for 3 5 the tightening-boln'B.

ltzis obvious that bynliis construction the (ire maybe expanded or oontreifted to suit any incidental 'o'ironms't'anees \yithoiit neeessitat ing the removal or disgnrbenee of soy part; of 40 nhe wheel of which this de'viee forms'an inte' Having th us deseri-bedmy in ention l alarm and desire tosecnre by Letters Patent of the ljx'2-itecl'St: ites-' v -1. The herein-described metallic fe1ly,-con'- I sistingof two longitudinal ports ors'ections haying chambers G C, forinoil as. liereindescribed, and connected by bolts D D, as and 3 for phepurposeset forlh. I so 2. As an improvement in t ire-tighteners, the oombinationgivith the out Lire having righm-nil left hand threaded projections N N, of the double-threaded bolt; B,'andthe metallic felly Consisting of two longitudinal partsor; see- 55 tines, U- G,'for:ned as described, and connected by bolts 1) D as and for the purpose set; forth.

JAMES DAMEL JONES.

Witnesses:

WM. KENNEDY; 

